Difference between revisions of "Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt"

From Hanna-Barbera Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
 
(26 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|distributor=
|distributor=
|released= [[September 11]], [[1965]][[May 28]], [[1966]]
|released= [[September 11]], [[1965]][[May 28]], [[1966]]
|run_time=
|run_time=
|starring= [[Dal McKennon]]<br />[[Tim Matheson]]<br />[[Mel Blanc]]
|starring= [[Tim Matthieson]]<br />[[Mel Blanc]]
|execs=
|execs=
|producers= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|producers= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
Line 15: Line 15:
|director= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|director= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
}}
}}
'''''Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt''''' is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Airing in Syndication, it ran from [[1965]] to [[1966]], airing 35 episodes.  
'''''Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt''''', also known as '''Sinbad Jr.''', is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Airing in syndication, it ran from [[1965]] to [[1966]], airing 35 episodes that spanned one season. The show is partially lost and only a handful of episodes are still known to exist.


The show's partially lost, due to this, only a handful of episodes still exist.
[[Sinbad Jr.]], alongside his companion [[Salty]], sail the seas across the globe, but more often than not, they would run into a do-badder with malicious intentions. When the time comes, Sinbad pulls his "magic belt" tight to grant himself immense strength, putting the bad guy into a real pickle. Later episodes would feature regular villains such as [[Blubbo]], [[Rotcodam]] and [[Goots]].


The series was owned by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]'s subsidiary Orion Pictures, but the rights for the series were later acquired by Warner Bros.
The series was owned by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]'s subsidiary Orion Pictures, but the rights for the series were later acquired by Warner Bros.
==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
Sinbad was to be voiced by Dal McKennon, but with American International Pictures having released the film, ''The Magic Voyage of Sinbad'', and having held the rights to any Sinbad trademark for screen works during the time, their television company had eventually came into an agreement to of which the series would be produced under Hanna-Barbera for syndication television run, and Tim Matheson would replace McKennon as the star role.
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
Line 29: Line 32:
! Title
! Title
! Number
! Number
! Air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[Dragon Drubbers]] / [[Rok Around the Roe]] / [[Ronstermon]]"
| "[[Dragon Drubbers]]" / "[[Rok Around the Roc]]" / "[[Ronstermon]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
| [[September 11]], 1965
| [[September 11]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Captain Sly]] / [[Caveman Daze]] / [[Circus Hi-Jinks]]"
| "[[Captain Sly]]" / "[[Caveman Daze]]" / "[[Circus Hi-Jinks]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
| [[September 18]], 1965
| [[September 18]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Look Out, Lookout]] / [[Typical Bad Night]] / [[Woodchopper Stopper]]"
| "[[Look Out, Lookout]]" / "[[Typical Bad Night]]" / "[[Woodchopper Stopper]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
| [[September 25]], 1965
| [[September 25]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Arabian Knights (Sinbad Jr. and His Magic Belt)|Arabian Knights]] / [[Moon Madness]] / [[Sizemograph Laugh]]"
| "[[Arabian Knights (Sinbad Jr.)|Arabian Knights]]" / "[[Moon Madness]]" / "[[Size-Mo-Graph Laugh]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
| [[October 2]], 1965
| [[October 2]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Big Belt Bungle]] / [[Jack & the Giant]] / [[Turnabout is Foul Play]]"
| "[[Big Belt Bungle]]" / "[[Jack & the Giant]]" / "[[Turnabout is Foul Play]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
| [[October 9]], 1965
| [[October 9]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Elephant on Ice]] / [[Jekyll and Hyde]] / [[Kooky Spooky]]"
| "[[Elephant on Ice]]" / "[[Jekyll and Hyde]]" / "[[Kooky-Spooky]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
| [[October 16]], 1965
| [[October 16]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Belted About]] / [[Big Deal Seal]] / [[The Gold Must Go Through]]"
| "[[Belted About]]" / "[[Big Deal Seal]]" / "[[The Gold Must Go Through]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
| [[October 23]], 1965
| [[October 23]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Belt, Buckle & Boom]] / [[Birdnapper]] / [[Tiny Tenniputians]]"
| "[[Belt, Buckle and Boom]]" / "[[Birdnapper]]" / "[[Tiny Tenniputians]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
| [[October 30]], 1965
| [[October 30]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Big Bully Blubbo Behaves]] / [[Sinbad and the Moon Rocket]] / [[The Menace of Venice]]"
| "[[Big Bully Blubbo Behaves]]" / "[[Sinbad and the Moon Rocket]]" / "[[The Menace of Venice]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
| [[November 6]], 1965
| [[November 6]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Bat Brain]] / [[Invisible Villain]] / [[Sad Gladiator]]"
| "[[Bat Brain]]" / "[[Invisible Villain]]" / "[[Sad Gladiator]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
| [[November 13]], 1965
| [[November 13]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Hypnotized Guys]] / [[Sizemodoodle Poodle]] / [[The Adventures of Abou Ben Blubbo]]"
| "[[Hypnotized Guys]]" / "[[Sizemodoodle Poodle]]" / "[[Abou Ben Blubbo]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
| [[November 20]], 1965
| [[November 20]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Faces from Space]] / [[Mad Mad Movies]] / [[The Truth Hurts]]"
| "[[Faces from Space]]" / "[[Mad Mad Movies]]" / "[[The Truth Hurts]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
| [[November 27]], 1965
| [[November 27]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Bird God]] / [[Evil Wizard]]"
| "[[Bird God]]" / "[[Evil Wizard]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
| [[December 4]], 1965
| [[December 4]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Boat Race Ace]] / [[Knight Fright]] / [[My Fair Mermaid]]"
| "[[Boat Race Ace]]" / "[[Knight Fright]]" / "[[My Fair Mermaid]]"
| 1x14
| 1x14
| [[December 11]], 1965
| [[December 11]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Sea Going Penguin]] / [[Sinbad Jr. & the Mighty Magnet]] / [[Frozen Fracas]]"
| "[[Sea Going Penguin]]" / "[[Sinbad Jr. & the Mighty Magnet]]" / "[[Frozen Fracas]]"
| 1x15
| 1x15
| [[December 18]], 1965
| [[December 18]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Tin Can Man]] / [[Vulture Culture]] / [[Wild Wax Works]]"
| "[[Tin Can Man]]" / "[[Vulture Culture]]" / "[[Wild Wax Works]]"
| 1x16
| 1x16
| [[December 25]], 1965
| [[December 25]], 1965
|-
|-
| "[[Irish Stew]] / [[Sinbad Jr. & the Counterfeiters]] / [[Sea Horse Laughs]]"
| "[[Irish Stew]]" / "[[Sinbad Jr. & the Counterfeiters]]" / "[[Sea Horse Laughs]]"
| 1x17
| 1x17
| [[January 8]], 1966
| [[January 8]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Hot Rod Salty]] / [[Sunken Treasure]] / [[Dodo A Go Go]]"
| "[[Hot Rod Salty]]" / "[[Sunken Treasure]]" / "[[Dodo A Go-Go]]"
| 1x18
| 1x18
| [[January 15]], 1966
| [[January 15]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Gold Mine Muddle]] / [[Paleface Race]] / [[Surfboard Bully]]"
| "[[Gold Mine Muddle]]" / "[[Paleface Race]]" / "[[Surfboard Bully]]"
| 1x19
| 1x19
| [[January 22]], 1966
| [[January 22]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Magic Belt Factory]] / [[Ride'em Sinbad]] / [[Sinbad Jr. & the Master Weapon]]"
| "[[Magic Belt Factory]]" / "[[Ride'em Sinbad]]" / "[[Sinbad Jr. & the Master Weapon]]"
| 1x20
| 1x20
| [[January 29]], 1966
| [[January 29]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Fly By Knight]] / [[Rainmaker Fakers]] / [[Treasure of the Pyramids]]"
| "[[Fly by Knight]]" / "[[Rainmaker Fakers]]" / "[[Treasure of the Pyramids]]"
| 1x21
| 1x21
| [[February 5]], 1966
| [[February 5]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Killer Diller]] / [[Railroad Ruckus]] / [[Teahouse Louse]]"
| "[[Killer Diller]]" / "[[Railroad Ruckus]]" / "[[Teahouse Louse]]"
| 1x22
| 1x22
| [[February 12]], 1966
| [[February 12]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Blubbo Goes Ape]] / [[Super Duper Duplicator]] / [[The Good Deed Steed]]"
| "[[Blubbo Goes Ape]]" / "[[Super Duper Duplicator]]" / "[[The Good Deed Steed]]"
| 1x23
| 1x23
| [[February 19]], 1966
| [[February 19]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Blubbo's Goose Goof]] / [[Hello Dolphin]] / [[The Monster Mosquito]]"
| "[[Blubbo's Goose Goof]]" / "[[Hello Dolphin]]" / "[[The Monster Mosquito]]"
| 1x24
| 1x24
| [[February 26]], 1966
| [[February 26]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Cry Sheep]] / [[Sea Serpent Secret]] / [[Wacky Walrus]]"
| "[[Cry Sheep]]" / "[[Sea Serpent Secret]]" / "[[Wacky Walrus]]"
| 1x25
| 1x25
| [[March 5]], 1966
| [[March 5]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Cookie Caper]] / [[Daze of Old]] / [[Way Out Manhunt]]"
| "[[Cookie Caper]]" / "[[Daze of Old]]" / "[[Way Out Manhunt]]"
| 1x26
| 1x26
| [[March 12]], 1966
| [[March 12]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Gaucho Blubbo]] / [[Claim Jumpers]] / [[Space Beetles]]"
| "[[Gaucho Blubbo]]" / "[[Claim Jumpers]]" / "[[Space Beetles]]"
| 1x27
| 1x27
| [[March 19]], 1966
| [[March 19]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Dinosaur Horror]] / [[Kangaroo Kaper]] / [[Siesta Time]]"
| "[[Dinosaur Horror]]" / "[[Kangaroo Kaper (Sinbad Jr.)|Kangaroo Kaper]]" / "[[Siesta Time]]"
| 1x28
| 1x28
| [[April 9]], 1966
| [[April 9]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Bull Antics]] / [[Jigsaw Phantom]] / [[Kidnapped]]"
| "[[Bull Antics]]" / "[[Jigsaw Phantom]]" / "[[Kidnapped]]"
| 1x29
| 1x29
| [[April 23]], 1966
| [[April 23]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Killer Tiger]] / [[Monkey Business]] / [[Out West]]"
| "[[Killer Tiger]]" / "[[Monkey Business]]" / "[[Out West]]"
| 1x30
| 1x30
| [[April 26]], 1966
| [[April 26]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Pirate Shark]] / [[Shake the Bottle]] / [[Sinbad Jr. & the Sun Wizard]]"
| "[[Pirate Shark]]" / "[[Shake the Bottle]]" / "[[Sinbad Jr. & the Sun Wizard]]"
| 1x31
| 1x31
| [[April 30]], 1966
| [[April 30]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[The Fire Dragon]] / [[Sinbad Jr. and the Flying Carpet]] / [[The Mummy]]"
| "[[The Fire Dragon]]" / "[[Flying Carpet]]" / "[[The Mummy]]"
| 1x32
| 1x32
| [[May 7]], 1966
| [[May 7]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[The Pluto People Trap]] / [[The Tick Bird]] / [[The Wind Geni]]"
| "[[Pluto People Trap]]" / "[[The Tick Bird]]" / "[[The Wind Geni]]"
| 1x33
| 1x33
| [[May 14]], 1966
| [[May 14]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Web of Evil]] / [[Trap Happy Trapper]] / [[Whale of a Tale (Sinbad Jr.)|Whale of a Tale]]"
| "[[The Web of Evil]]" / "[[Trap Happy Trapper]]" / "[[Whale of a Tale (Sinbad Jr.)|Whale of a Tale]]"
| 1x34
| 1x34
| [[May 21]], 1966
| [[May 21]], 1966
Line 173: Line 176:


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Dal McKennon]] and [[Tim Mathieson]] as [[Sinbad Jr.]]
* [[Tim Matthieson]] as [[Sinbad Jr.]]
* [[Mel Blanc]] as [[Salty]]
* [[Mel Blanc]] as [[Salty]]


==References==
<references/>
[[Category:1965]]
[[Category:1966]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt]]
[[Category:Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt]]

Latest revision as of 02:07, 5 March 2024

Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt
SJ&HMB title card.png
On-screen title card.
Network Syndication
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release September 11, 1965May 28, 1966
Starring Tim Matthieson
Mel Blanc
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt, also known as Sinbad Jr., is an animated American television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it ran from 1965 to 1966, airing 35 episodes that spanned one season. The show is partially lost and only a handful of episodes are still known to exist.

Sinbad Jr., alongside his companion Salty, sail the seas across the globe, but more often than not, they would run into a do-badder with malicious intentions. When the time comes, Sinbad pulls his "magic belt" tight to grant himself immense strength, putting the bad guy into a real pickle. Later episodes would feature regular villains such as Blubbo, Rotcodam and Goots.

The series was owned by MGM's subsidiary Orion Pictures, but the rights for the series were later acquired by Warner Bros.

Production

Development

Sinbad was to be voiced by Dal McKennon, but with American International Pictures having released the film, The Magic Voyage of Sinbad, and having held the rights to any Sinbad trademark for screen works during the time, their television company had eventually came into an agreement to of which the series would be produced under Hanna-Barbera for syndication television run, and Tim Matheson would replace McKennon as the star role.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Episodes

Title Number Original air date
"Dragon Drubbers" / "Rok Around the Roc" / "Ronstermon" 1x01 September 11, 1965
"Captain Sly" / "Caveman Daze" / "Circus Hi-Jinks" 1x02 September 18, 1965
"Look Out, Lookout" / "Typical Bad Night" / "Woodchopper Stopper" 1x03 September 25, 1965
"Arabian Knights" / "Moon Madness" / "Size-Mo-Graph Laugh" 1x04 October 2, 1965
"Big Belt Bungle" / "Jack & the Giant" / "Turnabout is Foul Play" 1x05 October 9, 1965
"Elephant on Ice" / "Jekyll and Hyde" / "Kooky-Spooky" 1x06 October 16, 1965
"Belted About" / "Big Deal Seal" / "The Gold Must Go Through" 1x07 October 23, 1965
"Belt, Buckle and Boom" / "Birdnapper" / "Tiny Tenniputians" 1x08 October 30, 1965
"Big Bully Blubbo Behaves" / "Sinbad and the Moon Rocket" / "The Menace of Venice" 1x09 November 6, 1965
"Bat Brain" / "Invisible Villain" / "Sad Gladiator" 1x10 November 13, 1965
"Hypnotized Guys" / "Sizemodoodle Poodle" / "Abou Ben Blubbo" 1x11 November 20, 1965
"Faces from Space" / "Mad Mad Movies" / "The Truth Hurts" 1x12 November 27, 1965
"Bird God" / "Evil Wizard" 1x13 December 4, 1965
"Boat Race Ace" / "Knight Fright" / "My Fair Mermaid" 1x14 December 11, 1965
"Sea Going Penguin" / "Sinbad Jr. & the Mighty Magnet" / "Frozen Fracas" 1x15 December 18, 1965
"Tin Can Man" / "Vulture Culture" / "Wild Wax Works" 1x16 December 25, 1965
"Irish Stew" / "Sinbad Jr. & the Counterfeiters" / "Sea Horse Laughs" 1x17 January 8, 1966
"Hot Rod Salty" / "Sunken Treasure" / "Dodo A Go-Go" 1x18 January 15, 1966
"Gold Mine Muddle" / "Paleface Race" / "Surfboard Bully" 1x19 January 22, 1966
"Magic Belt Factory" / "Ride'em Sinbad" / "Sinbad Jr. & the Master Weapon" 1x20 January 29, 1966
"Fly by Knight" / "Rainmaker Fakers" / "Treasure of the Pyramids" 1x21 February 5, 1966
"Killer Diller" / "Railroad Ruckus" / "Teahouse Louse" 1x22 February 12, 1966
"Blubbo Goes Ape" / "Super Duper Duplicator" / "The Good Deed Steed" 1x23 February 19, 1966
"Blubbo's Goose Goof" / "Hello Dolphin" / "The Monster Mosquito" 1x24 February 26, 1966
"Cry Sheep" / "Sea Serpent Secret" / "Wacky Walrus" 1x25 March 5, 1966
"Cookie Caper" / "Daze of Old" / "Way Out Manhunt" 1x26 March 12, 1966
"Gaucho Blubbo" / "Claim Jumpers" / "Space Beetles" 1x27 March 19, 1966
"Dinosaur Horror" / "Kangaroo Kaper" / "Siesta Time" 1x28 April 9, 1966
"Bull Antics" / "Jigsaw Phantom" / "Kidnapped" 1x29 April 23, 1966
"Killer Tiger" / "Monkey Business" / "Out West" 1x30 April 26, 1966
"Pirate Shark" / "Shake the Bottle" / "Sinbad Jr. & the Sun Wizard" 1x31 April 30, 1966
"The Fire Dragon" / "Flying Carpet" / "The Mummy" 1x32 May 7, 1966
"Pluto People Trap" / "The Tick Bird" / "The Wind Geni" 1x33 May 14, 1966
"The Web of Evil" / "Trap Happy Trapper" / "Whale of a Tale" 1x34 May 21, 1966
"Wicked Whirlpool" 1x35 May 28, 1966

Cast

References